Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...

Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...

Printed Document Describing the Meeting of the Presbytery of New Castle on October 5, 1853, When the Decision Was Made to Found The Ashmun Institute. Verso Contains Unsigned Handwritten Note, Dated 12-17-1853, Attributed to Sarah Emlen Cresson...

George Freeman Bragg, Jr., was the twenty-year-old editor of the "Petersburg Lancet" when the cornerstone was laid for the new college in July 1883. His eighteen-year-old sister Carrie, was among the sixty-two students present on opening day on...

Laura Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 19 years old and had been born in Canada.

Nelly Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 17 years old and had been born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Susie Hill was in the first class of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute on October 1, 1883. She was one of seven daughters of John Henry and Rosetta Hill. She was 20 years old and had been born in Canada.

Agricultural facilities--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Buildings

The Agricultural school was established in October, 1891. The first superintendent was Board member, Professor Hugh Jamison, Jr., who was married and had several children, and served from August 21, 1890, until his death in 1899. The clearing of...

Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)
The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the...

Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, her graduates and to the educational public. This is the April, 1896...

Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal Collegiate Institute, her graduates and to the educational public.

Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, her graduates and to the educational public. This is the April, 1902 issue.

Published quarterly in the months of July, October, January, and April. It was designed to furnish a means of communication between Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, her graduates and to the educational public. This is the July, 1902 issue.

Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Mechanical Building (Southern University, New Orleans, La.)

Southern University at New Orleans - Machine Room. The Mechanical Department at Southern University was initiated on October 7, 1890 and by 1893 it was in full operation and had a three year course of study. There were 27 students in the program....

The Baton Rouge Academy, an institution sponsored by the Fourth District Missionary Baptist Association of Louisiana for black boys and girls. In 1892, a suggestion was made that the Fourth District Association purchase a tract of land for...

Cookery--Study and teaching--Louisiana; Home economics centers; Home economics students--Louisiana--Baton Rouge

The girl's Industrial department generally produced more graduates [with the exception of the high school and grammar school sections of the school], the Cooking department from its beginning experienced rapid growth. The feasibility of a cooking...

Southern University and A & M College--Buildings; Home economics centers

[Industrial Building for Girls]. This structure was built in 1920 and later known as the Home Economics Building. This two-story masonry building features a very slightly projecting central section (suggestive of a pavilion) with an entrance...

The third attempt to establish a student publication at Virginia State was named The Campus Review. The earliest, the Clarion, lasted from 1914-1915. The second was the Crater Scroll, which ran from 1924-1925. The Campus Review was published...